Saturday, May 17, 2025
Copyrighted by Sarah Morris, 2025
On a cool Saturday night at Dodger Stadium, in Clayton Kershaw’s 2025 season debut, the Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Los Angeles Angels 11-to-9. The offense supplied enough support to win, including Andy Pages’ three-run homer and Kiké Hernández’s solo home run. Despite having poor command, Kershaw was satisfactory for four innings. The Dodgers’ bullpen couldn’t keep the Angels quiet. The Dodgers are still in first place in the Western Division.
Clayton Kershaw allowed a single with an out in the first. He issued a walk. Another walk loaded the bases. He allowed a two-run single. He allowed a run-producing double. He struck out the last batter of the inning.
With an out in the first, Mookie Betts singled. Freddie Freeman singled Betts to second. Andy Pages blasted a three-run homer to tie the game. Kiké Hernández singled. The Dodgers scored no more runs in the first.
Kershaw continued pitching in the second with a perfect frame.
The Dodgers didn’t do anything offensively in the second.
To open the third, Kershaw allowed a solo home run. He retired the next three hitters.
Despite Pages’ single, the Dodgers didn’t score in the third.
Kershaw was in trouble in the fourth and allowed a run.
Kiké Hernández led off the fourth with a solo home run. Michael Conforto was plunked by a pitch. The Dodgers didn’t score any more runs in the fourth.
Ben Casparius relieved Kershaw in the fifth with a perfect inning.
With an out in the fifth, Freddie Freeman singled. He moved to second on a wild pitch. The Dodgers didn’t score.
Casparius continued pitching in the sixth but allowed a lead-off single. Dalton Rushing caught the runner stealing. Max Muncy had a throwing error that let the runner to second, but the runner didn’t score.
Kiké Hernández and Conforto walked to begin the sixth. Dalton Rushing doubled in Kiké Hernández and moved Conforto to third. Conforto scored on a wild pitch, the go-ahead run. Miguel Rojas had an infield on Shohei Ohtani’s ground out, Rushing scored. Betts walked. Betts stole second but didn’t score.
Casparius continued pitching in the seventh and allowed a double to start the inning. He allowed a run-scoring double.
Kirby Yates relieved Casparius with an out in the seventh. He allowed a single. He allowed a three-run homer. He walked a batter.
Yates injured himself, and Luis Garcia relieved him. He allowed a run-scoring double. He issued a walk. He got out of the jam without allowing any more runs.
Kiké Hernández walked with two outs in the seventh. Conforto had an infield single, moving Kiké Hernández to second. Rushing singled in Hernández.
Tanner Scott relieved Garcia in the eighth with a perfect inning.
Freeman singled with an out in the eighth. Pages singled Freeman to third. Max Muncy singled in Freeman and moved Pages to third. Kiké Hernández walked to load the bases. The Dodgers didn’t score any more runs.
Alex Vesia relieved Scott in the ninth and allowed a solo home run with an out. He retired the next two hitters.
With an out in the ninth, Will Smith, pinch-hitting for Miguel Rojas, singled, and Hyeseong Kim pinch ran for him. Shohei Ohtani hit into a force play to erase Kim. Ohtani went to second.
